Biology:dnaS
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| Deoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | dut |
| Alt. symbols | dnaS; ECK3630; JW3615; sof |
| NCBI gene | 948607 |
| UniProt | P06968 |
| Other data | |
| EC number | 3.6.1.23 |
dnaS or dut is a gene involved in DNA replication in Escherichia coli. It encodes dUTP nucleotidohydrolase, an enzyme responsible for catalyzing the conversion of dUTP to dUMP, thereby ensuring that the organism's DNA contains the nucleobase thymine instead of uracil.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Lethality of a dut (deoxyuridine triphosphatase) mutation in Escherichia coli". Journal of Bacteriology 170 (3): 1069–75. March 1988. doi:10.1128/jb.170.3.1069-1075.1988. PMID 2830228.
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